Incel (E)motives: Resentment, Shame and Revenge

Simon Cottee

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2020, vol. 44, issue 2, 93-114

Abstract: This article provides a framework for thinking about incels and incel-inspired terrorism. Incels are part of a fringe online subculture that trades in misogyny, victimhood and fatalism. The aim of the article is to describe these aforementioned orientations and the emotions associated with them. Only a tiny minority of incels commit acts of incel-inspired terrorism. Research on shame and revenge provides a useful starting-point for understanding these acts.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2020.1822589

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